IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.512 of 2000 ====================================================== Sanjay Kumar Singh @ Sanjay Mehta, Son of Shri Dinesh Prasad Singh, Resident of Jhandapur, P.S. Vihpur, District – Bhagalpur. ... ... Appellant/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant/s : Mrs. Madhuri Lata, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mr. A.P.P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 6 08-05-2026 Perused the Letter No. 769 dated 02.05.2026 of the Superintendent of Police, Madhepura along with the report dated 01.05.2026 of the Sub-Inspector of Police, Jhandapur P.S., wherein it is indicated that during enquiry it came to light that the sole appellant, namely, Sanjay Kumar Singh @ Sanjay Mehta, is dead. 2. In view of the said report as also section 394 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, which corresponds to section 435 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, since no near relative has filed any application for leave to continue the appeal, the Criminal Appeal stands abated and disposed of. Patna High Court CR. APP (DB) No.512 of 2000(6) dt.08-05-2026 2/2 3. Let the trial court record be sent back to the concerned court immediately, if not required in any other cases. guddukr/- (Sangam Kumar Sahoo, CJ) ( Harish Kumar, J) U T